Disaster Reimbursement Grants for Veterinary Medical Care

Disaster Reimbursement Grants for Veterinary Medical Care of Animals

Purpose: The American Veterinary Medical Foundation (AVMF) Disaster Reimbursement Grants are for the purpose of ensuring the emergency veterinary medical care of animal victims of disaster.

Awards:

Up to $5,000 may be issued per grantee for out-of-pocket expenses incurred by veterinarians providing emergency veterinary medical care to animal victims of disasters. A disaster would include, but is not limited to, flooding, earthquakes, tornadoes, hurricanes, wildfires or oil spills in an area that has been declared a disaster area at the local, county, state or federal level.

The AVMF reimburses for the actual cost of medical supplies purchased directly from a vendor. Modest boarding costs may be covered. Professional/staff time, overhead costs, equipment usage fees and taxes are not reimbursable. Limited funds are currently available and will be approved on a first come, first served basis.

The application must be completed in its entirety with all supplemental materials attached and emailed to disastergrant@avma.org.

You will be contacted if your application is not complete. No decision will be reached on an application until all requested information has been provided.

Applicants can request up to $5,000 in grant funds. Checks will be payable to the person/entity named in your application.

Applicant agrees to allow AVMF to use the information on this application for future solicitation of funds. No personal financial information will be disclosed. AVMF should receive acknowledgement for funding.

If the application is approved for funding, the applicant agrees to submit a written report on how the funding impacted their practice within 60 days of receipt of funds.

Applications should include digital photos if possible. All Disaster Reimbursement Grant applications received by the AVMF will be reviewed and applicant will be notified within 60 days of application.

Deadline:

APPLICATIONS must be received no later than 9 months following the disaster.

For Veterinarians

The American Veterinary Medical Foundation (AVMF) is the charitable arm of the AVMA. For over 50 years the AVMF has been developing resources to advance the science and practice of veterinary medicine to improve animal and human health. Charitable contributions and support to the Foundation help veterinarians help animals.